Beyond Private Album

Author: Li Xianghui
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: To commemorate the end of an era that was once so brilliant, this book was born. Time is frozen, fate settles, who will still sincerely ask, "Jay Chou in heaven, are you doing well alone?" This is not just the end of a band, but the end of an era. The gesture of "love" will be passed down from generation to generation, echoing endlessly. The once, the once vows of eternal love, the once embraces and heartfelt words, will all gradually fade away with their passing. Perhaps this is a perfect ending, they brought Beyond to a dazzling and brilliant conclusion. I wonder if Jay Chou, far away in heaven, is smiling through tears or crying with a smile.
"I grew up listening to Beyond!" On August 23, 2003, at the Workers' Gymnasium, a boy held up a sign like this. Seeing his madness, only true Beyond fans could understand and resonate with him. Thinking back, how many of us have been inspired by Beyond's spirit, striving forward in countless failures and confusion? They are not just legends in the music industry, but they have influenced and inspired an entire generation. Now, they have chosen to leave, to end the mission of Beyond as a group. This is not just the end of a band, but the end of an era.
To commemorate the end of an era that was once so brilliant, this book was born. Every time the disc starts spinning, the thing called the soul within me is easily taken away, the will follows the strings, and thoughts follow the songs. In a lonely room, only an helpless me remains, strumming the guitar and singing softly, but still unable to sing the loneliness that Jay Chou effortlessly brought forth; no matter how loud I shout, I cannot express that persistent determination and steadfastness.
No one has run with ideals like Beyond, hurt and crying, yet never giving up. What they revealed was not, male and female love, but a belief—a firm and unshakable belief. They are the purest streak of light in the Chinese-language rock music. In the era when the Hong Kong music scene was at its most prosperous and unmatched, when the stars shone brilliantly, they were among the legends.
However, it seems that God was particularly fond of every outstanding musician. Jay Chou's fall became the pain of the listeners. But he no longer had to fight against the aging and fate. He didn't have to lament that his homeland couldn't accommodate his ideals.
Time is frozen, fate settles, who will still sincerely ask, "Jay Chou in heaven, are you doing well alone?"
No longer fighting against the of the mortal world, will you still pick up that old guitar and continue to journey through the spiritual and the desires? When you stand at the crossroads in the cold rain, your past glory torn apart by fierce winds, your old footsteps buried in the sand, will you still continue to search for the dream that once made you lose yourself? Will you still pray for those restless souls?
I know you will. I have always believed that. But you never reached the sanctuary, you fell on the way forward. The evil curse of the devil sent you to heaven, while I still pray for you in the wind and rain.
Without you, Beyond, we still remember. They sang the love we shared, the courage we shared, and the ideals we shared. Such shared sorrow and joy cannot be erased by the passage of time or any changes. Their names, like love and peace, have spread all over the world.
No matter what separations and reunions they experienced, when "20 Years of War" plays, I know Beyond has once again stood before the world. They are still the original Beyond, still blooming with their initial ideals, no matter how they developed individually or how quietly they worked. They never bowed to commerce. They could truly be themselves, making the music they loved, singing the songs they loved. They never allowed the name Beyond to be swallowed by commerce. Even today, we cannot fully feel the pressure they endured or understand the pain they carried. But their music, their spirit, indeed influenced an entire generation.
The gesture of "love" will be passed down from generation to generation, echoing endlessly. The once, the once vows of eternal love, the once embraces and heartfelt words, will all gradually fade away with their passing. Perhaps this is a perfect ending, they brought Beyond to a dazzling and brilliant conclusion. I wonder if Jay Chou, far away in heaven, is smiling through tears or crying with a smile.